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High medieval · Hindu · India

Othera Puthukulangara Bhagawathi Temple

Othera, Kerala · 9.3382°, 76.6236°

Durga DeviUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

One of about thirty Durga temples of central Kerala where the old Dravidian ritual art of Padayani is performed each year. It is said to be the only temple that stages the Chattathel Kolam, a figure made from 1001 areca sheaths.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined